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News Thailand PM proposes confidence referendum
Thailand PM proposes confidence referendum
Joe Shaulis
September 4, 2008 11:25:00 am

Thai ">Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej refused to resign Thursday but instead proposed a national referendum on whether he should continue in office. In a radio address following an emergency Cabinet meeting, Samak encouraged...

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News EU high court annuls freeze on assets linked to terrorism
EU high court annuls freeze on assets linked to terrorism
Joe Shaulis
September 4, 2008 09:41:00 am

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that the EU violated the fundamental property rights of a Saudi business and a Swedish foundation linked to al-Qaeda [JURIST news...

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News Dallas suburb faces lawsuit over ordinance targeting illegal immigrants
Dallas suburb faces lawsuit over ordinance targeting illegal immigrants
Joe Shaulis
September 4, 2008 08:20:00 am

A lawsuit filed Wednesday in US District Court for the Northern District of Texas challenges the latest version of a Farmers Branch municipal ordinance which prohibits illegal immigrants from occupying leased property....

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News Sixth Circuit rules on challenge to EPA regulation of Kentucky waters
Sixth Circuit rules on challenge to EPA regulation of Kentucky waters
Abigail Salisbury
September 4, 2008 06:44:00 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on Wednesday ruled on a suit brought by several Kentucky environmental groups, including a chapter of the Sierra Club , against Stephen L. Johnson [EPA...

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News Ninth Circuit maintains position on ‘first sale’ defense to copyright actions
Ninth Circuit maintains position on ‘first sale’ defense to copyright actions
Abigail Salisbury
September 4, 2008 06:12:00 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday reversed a district court's grant of summary judgment to retailer Costco in a copyright infringement action brought by watch manufacturer Omega . Omega...

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News New York judge dismisses challenge to same-sex marriage recognition
New York judge dismisses challenge to same-sex marriage recognition
Andrew Gilmore
September 3, 2008 04:22:00 pm

Judge Lucy Billings of the New York State Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit Tuesday that challenged the decision made by New York Governor David Paterson to recognize out-of-state...

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UN rights office urges Iran to stop executing juvenile offenders
Andrew Gilmore
September 3, 2008 03:53:00 pm

The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) urged Iran Tuesday to ban the use of the death penalty against juvenile offenders. The OHCHR statement comes as...

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ICJ hears Romania-Ukraine dispute over Black Sea resource rights
Joe Shaulis
September 3, 2008 02:46:00 pm

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is holding hearings this week in a border dispute between Romania and Ukraine over resource rights to the Black Sea. Oral arguments...

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Iraq cabinet approves Abu Ghraib prison rebuilding plan
Joe Shaulis
September 3, 2008 01:46:00 pm

The Iraqi government announced plans Wednesday to rebuild Abu Ghraib prison , where US military guards were photographed abusing Iraqi prisoners . Government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said the Iraqi Cabinet had approved...

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News Pakistan rights advocate seeks to charge Musharraf with criminal abduction
Pakistan rights advocate seeks to charge Musharraf with criminal abduction
Abigail Salisbury
September 3, 2008 12:54:00 pm

Defence of Human Rights Chairman Khalid Khawaja petitioned the Islamabad High Court on Wednesday to register abduction charges against Pakistan's former president Pervez Musharraf and several other high-ranking officials from his...

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Gandhi sentenced for sedition after civil disobedience campaign

On March 18, 1922, a court in British-ruled India sentenced Mohandas Gandhi to six years in prison for sedition in connection with his civil disobedience campaign for Indian home rule. Read Gandhi's famous statement to the trial court. Gandhi served two years of his sentence and was then released.

Supreme Court requires states to provide counsel for indigent defendants

On March 18, 1963, the US Supreme Court in Gideon v. Wainwright held that the Constitution requires states to provide counsel for indigent criminal defendants. For a unanimous Court, Justice Hugo Black wrote, "Any person haled into court, who is too poor to hire a lawyer, cannot be assured a fair trial unless counsel is provided for him." Counsel had been required for indigent federal defendants since 1938.

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